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National surveys of NHS patients: Cancer - national overview 1999/2000

Published: 08/07/2002

This survey is the third in the series. Its overall purpose, as for the earlier survey of hospital patients, was to assess the quality of care as seen by hospital patients - in this instance with one of six types of cancer - breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian, prostate or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Over 65,000 patients drawn from over170 NHS Trusts participated in the survey. Fieldwork therefore did not begin until after the publication of the National Cancer Plan in September 2000. However,the period of reference for the survey on which patients participating in the survey were asked to focus was, for the great majority of questions, that prior to July 2000. The Cancer Plan includes targets for reducing waiting times, improved standards for cancer services and increased staff numbers and training. This report therefore offers a benchmark from which the implementation of the National Cancer Plan can be monitored. Following the publication of the National Cancer Plan, NHS Trusts were grouped into cancer 'Networks' to improve the coordination of cancer care. The Trusts participating in this survey belong to 34 different Networks. Typically a Network would include four to six Trusts in relatively close proximity.

• National surveys of NHS patients: Cancer - national overview 1999/2000

Selected indicators by three cancer types

Published: 08/07/2002

A selected set of indicators enables comparison of the survey results across six areas of patient experience for breast, colorectal and prostate cancers.

• Selected indicators by three cancer types

National Surveys of NHS Patients: Cancer: Analysis of themes

Published: 23/04/2004

This new analysis is based on data collected in the National Survey of Cancer Patients which was undertaken in 1999/2000. The aim of this analysis was to identify survey questions that were related to each other and to potentially simplify the questionnaires. In addition the analysis sought to identify questions that influenced/were related to people's confidence in the doctors and nurses.

• National Surveys of NHS Patients: Cancer: Analysis of themes

Network reports

Cancer Survey reports by network

Published: 28/06/2002

Survey results from treatment received between July 1999 and June 2000.

• Cancer Survey reports by network

Survey results - interpreting the tables

Published: 17/06/2002

Guidance on how to interpret data in the published tables.

• Survey results - interpreting the tables

Trust-level data

Published: 08/07/2002

Downloadable spreadsheets of Trust-level data for each of the six types of cancer; and reports in Portable Document Format comparing individual Trusts' results with national results.

• Trust-level data

Methodology

Survey methodology

Published: 27/06/2002

Methodology of the national survey of NHS cancer patients

• Survey methodology

Questionnaire

• Download in Portable Document Format (PDF, 77K)